A randomized controlled trial of a brief psychoeducational support group for partners of early stage breast cancer patients.

Autor: Bultz BD; Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada. bdbultz@acs.ucalgary.ca, Speca M, Brasher PM, Geggie PH, Page SA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psycho-oncology [Psychooncology] 2000 Jul-Aug; Vol. 9 (4), pp. 303-13.
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1611(200007/08)9:4<303::aid-pon462>3.0.co;2-m
Abstrakt: Partners of breast cancer patients are relied upon for support at a time when their own coping abilities are taxed by the challenge of cancer, yet few studies have investigated psychosocial interventions that include or target the patient's 'significant other'. Of the 118 consecutive patients approached, 36 patients and their partners participated in a randomized controlled trial of a brief psychoeducational group program for partners only. Psychometric instruments (including the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) and DUKE-UNC Functional Social Support Scale (FSSS)) were administered pre-test, post-test and at 3 months follow-up. The Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (MAC) was also completed by patients. Three months after the intervention, partners had less mood disturbance than did controls. Patients whose partners received the intervention reported less mood disturbance, greater confidant support (CS) and greater marital satisfaction.
(Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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